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Security report for marysmeals.ca

Mary's Meals Canada · Non-profit · Canada

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Mary's Meals Canada is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing daily nutritious meals to children in impoverished communities to encourage education and break the cycle of poverty. The website serves as a platform for fundraising, volunteer engagement, and awareness, targeting donors and supporters primarily in Canada but linked to a global network of partner sites. The site is professionally designed with clear navigation, rich content, and consistent branding, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Stripe for payments, and consent management tools, hosted on AWS Cloudfront CDN. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA, though explicit security headers and a public security policy are absent. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration transparency, but the presence of charity registration numbers and consistent business information supports legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site contains no adult or questionable content, making it safe for general audiences. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong balance of business credibility, technical implementation, and privacy compliance, with room for improvement in explicit security policies and domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
77
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
72

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Mary's Meals Canada operates in the non-profit sector focusing on charitable feeding programs linked to education. It holds a medium-sized presence with a clear business model centered on fundraising and community involvement. The organization benefits from a global partnership ecosystem with sister sites in multiple countries, enhancing its reach and impact. The website supports multiple donation and engagement channels, indicating diversified revenue streams. The charity registration and transparent donation usage build trust with donors. Growth indicators include active social media presence and ongoing fundraising campaigns. Strategic observations suggest leveraging international partnerships and enhancing digital security policies to strengthen donor confidence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and integration of reCAPTCHA to protect forms. Cookie consent management aligns with privacy regulations. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap. No public security policy or incident response information is available, which could hinder transparency in case of security events. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR is indicated by privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by publishing security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is available or providing official domain registration information on the website.
  5. Maintain and regularly update privacy and cookie policies to stay compliant with evolving regulations and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mary's Meals Canada
Registration number
Charity No. 845360536RR0001, Corporation No. 830423-8
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mary's Meals Canada
Description
Mary’s Meals aims to provide chronically hungry children with one meal every school day, encouraging education that can lift them out of poverty in later life.
Key services
School Meals, Fundraising, Sponsorship, Volunteer Engagement, Educational Resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Stripe Payment Gateway, Mailchimp, reCAPTCHA, Visual Website Optimizer, Cookiefirst Consent Management
Frameworks
Whitespace Fundraising Platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Visual Website Optimizer
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel (via Facebook SDK)
Marketing tools
Mailchimp, Visual Website Optimizer, Cookiefirst Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established charity focused on feeding children through school meals.
  2. Content is rich, professionally presented, and well-structured.
  3. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration transparency.
  6. Multiple international partner sites linked.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a combination of JavaScript libraries and third-party services including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Stripe payment gateway, Mailchimp for email marketing, and Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing. Hosting is via AWS Cloudfront CDN, ensuring good content delivery performance. The site uses a fundraising platform framework (Whitespace Fundraising Platform) tailored for non-profit needs. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by adding explicit security headers and improving domain registration transparency.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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